2024-decode

The party needs a big haul of seats in the state—but can they take the queen down?

Will it be as easy for the BJP to reach the mammoth total of 400 seats as TV pundits predict?

Can the BJP really use 400 seats to change the Constitution?

The stakes are high for the BJP in Karnataka which is worried about losing ground in this key swing state.

The focus on the ‘foreign’ source of misinformation distracts from the true danger to our democracy.

Are campaign consultants master manipulators or just good marketing pros?

Political parties have devised inventive ways to use deepfakes. How will they be deployed in the Lok Sabha elections?

A BJP victory may bring an end to personal laws–which is clearly set out as a constitutional goal. What’s wrong with that?

The secret of the BJP’s success is an army of panna pramukhs—who win the elections one booth at a time.

What fuels the almighty juggernaut of the BJP’s welfare strategy—and the Modi mystique?

Simplifying how money gets shared between Centre and states and the concerns it raises for federalism.

Supreme Court ruled that electoral bonds introduced by the government are fundamentally unconstitutional.

What the Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony means for elections and the idea of India

The great divide between the BJP’s North India and South India numbers–and what it means.

A potential readjustment of Lok Sabha seats will grant North India a decisive majority.